Contents ISSUE 143


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In this issue we interview Didier Charreton, Group Director Human Resources - Anglo American. The mining industry is facing huge challenges. It is a cyclical industry, currently occupying the bottom end of the cycle. How long it will take for the wheel to turn to more positive territory is unclear.


EDITOR’S WELCOME


05 Editor’s perspective of the subjects covered in this issue


LEGAL UPDATES AND MOVERS & SHAKERS


06 A round up of top tier HR appointments


INTERVIEW 08 Didier Charreton, Group Director Human Resources - Anglo American


ROUNDTABLE


12 Talent & skills - evolving the strategy Tackling the shortage of essential skills and capabilities


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CULTURE VISION & VALUES


20 The division bell


Something odd is happening in politics that should be ringing alarm bells in the corporate world


22 Growth or plaudits? Both... How a three year old, rapidly-growing company was awarded tenth place in the Sunday Times T


op 100 Best Small Companiesto WorkForlist


24 Tuning out the stereotypes A culture of equality and diversity starts and ends with a careful examination of the recruitment process


26 Radio activity


Didier Charreton shot exclusively for the


HRDIRECTOR Cover & Interview photography by Stuart Thomas


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How a dynamic broadcasting company's success is fuelled by shared purpose, commitment, passionate leadership and a people-driven culture centred on core values


POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY


28 Good vibrations People with cooperative value sets envision building a better world by doing things in radically different ways - generating profit is a by-product


30 Healthy conversations


If employees feel overlooked, due to a lack of conversation from the top, good intentions invariably miss the mark


32 Sum of the parts


When Unipart set about making employees feel even more cared for, training managers to really listen to people was key


THE BLOG 53 Highlights from theHRDIRECTOR blogosphere


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34 Stressing the point


How Birmingham Children’s Hospital's 3,700 people provide the all-important human touch when faced with relentless illness and trauma


RETENTION STRATEGY


36 Open heart surgery Some firms treat everyone equally, but what message does that send to the very best, and the very worst performers?


38 Birds in gilded cages


Millennials are widely considered the biggest ‘flight risks’, but 47 percent of employees plan to change jobs within the next three years


40 When tomorrow becomes today Mandatory provision means pensions packages are no longer a differentiator. Time to focus benefits on the here and now?


41 Health, the real bottom line In this day and age of great difference in people, the one commonality for all, regardless of age, race, religion and genders is the importance of health


42 Slipping through the net With no retention strategy, all of the hard work and best practice in recruitment is pointless


44 INTERIM MANAGEMENT


44 High plains drifter The enigmatic stranger, a mysterious past, face etched with life's challenges, rides into town


46 Wear many hats


How to build a portfolio career with a number of different organisations


48 The wake of the black swan Brexit presents significant challenges for the international interim sector, none more so than the movement of talent across Europe


50 State of independence Tumultuous and uncertain times means the stock of the cool, calm and collected Interim Manager is spiking


TO THE POINT 52 Only skin deep


Seven out of ten ethnic minority leaders have experienced discrimination in their career, based on the colour of their skin


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